Watch Rip-Offs

Ha! So some of you might remember a bit in my last prayer letter about trust, and whether or not to trust the guy who I took my watch to in order to replace a battery. As is turns out, less than a month after I get that “new” battery, guess what died! So I made mention to my Peruvian mom that I needed to go to a jeweler because of my watch. We actually went to the marketplace and go to different booths until she found a vendor she was satisfied with. The battery cost me a total of 3 soles (less than a dollar) and the vendor took us to a man who replaced the battery for free. When I got my battery replaced (by a used one!) last month it cost 25 soles (a bit under 8 bucks). Needless to say, I got ripped off a month ago. I guess it is a part of learning!!!!